Chapter One Bella's POV
Graduation. After six super hard years of medical school, I finally got to get out! Now I am very glad that they let me out two years early, (I had already passed all tests and got perfect scores) I don't know how much more of Yail College I could take!
"Bella!" somebody yelled my name. It was my mom.
"Mom!" I yelled, then we ran right for each others arms.
"Bella! I missed you so much! Look at you! You're all grown up, 24 years now, you're getting old sweetie!" I missed her so much!
"Mom, I missed you." I whispered to her ear.
"Oh, sweetie! I missed you too!" My mom cooed.
"So, have you gotten any job offers? I am so proud of you sweetie you worked so hard, I see you were in the top 5 students! So where are you going to take a job? Some place warm? Oooh, maybe a-" There goes my mom with the details so I interrupted he before she could get to far.
"Breath Mom!" I told her.
"Sorry! Hey, we should get something to eat! Charlie went to get the car,he is probably waiting for us." With that my mom grabbed my hand and towed me away to the car. I gave a quick goodbye to my college friends with a quick, "I'll call you!" Over my shoulder. Then I got situated in the back seat of Charlie's cruiser.
"Bella! Proud of you honey!" My dad told me with a huge smile wrapped around his face. Parents! They make you feel so good about yourself!
"Thanks Dad." I told him, but my words had such meaning, it would make him feel good about himself.
Then we were at a resteraunt, it looked nice. Italian.
"Could I have the mushroom ravioli please?" Oh God! How pathetic! Still ordering what I had with Ed- him. I couldn't say or think of his name, when I did, my chest would fall apart, and everything else was ripped to pieces.
"So Bells, have you gotten any job offers?" Charlie asked.
"Oooh! Please tell us!!" My mom almost screamed. I could tell that she was desperate. But then something just occurred to me.
"Mom, where is Phil?" I asked her.
"He had a game, but he told me to tell you, I quote, "Congrats!!" My mom quoted.
"That's sweet, tell him I said thank you." I told her.
"Sure thing sweet heart! Back to jobs! So have you gotten any offers!? Don't even think about getting off the topic!" Oh, so she had noticed me getting off topic. This will be a very long day.
"So where have you gotten them? Have you decided yet?" My mom asked, she looked about to burst with all her eagerness.
"Florida, Boston, Washington, Arizona, and a lot of other places." I told them.
"Have you decided anything yet?" Charlie asked me.
"Yeah, there is a hospital in Malibu, California. It is very nice, and they threw a lot of money at me." I told them.
"Honey! If they threw money at you, you probably wouldn't be able to catch it." Charlie joked with me.
"Ha ha, very funny." I said sarcastically.
"How much did they offer you?" My mom asked eagerly, again.
"They would give me a very nice position, and they said they would start off with $700,000 a year, and if they really like me, they will add an extra $100,000 or so." My parents were both in shock, that was an understatement, their mouths were hanging wide open. Charlie was the first to come back to reality.
"Wow honey! That is amazing!" Charlie told me. My mom just recovered.
"Oh my God! Honey, that is great! And that gives me an excuse to come to Malibu!" Oh that would be my mom, I guess now she will probably be visiting me a lot then.
"Here is your mushroom ravioli." The woman said, I just about lost it then, I could feel a hollow hole in my chest, and my eyes were getting all stingy.
"I need to use the restroom." I told my parents and got out of my seat, and pretty much ran to the door. Then I let my tears fall and, and my chest was ripping open. Why did I get the ravioli? I know better than that. Come on Bella! It has been six years! Get over it, he told you he doesn't want you anymore, I told myself, but that just made it worse. I looked in the mirror, my face looked horrible! My mascara, and eyeliner was running uncontrollably down my face, and I my eyes were so red and puffy, it was unbelievable. I grabbed a Kleenex and got all my makeup off my face, dug in my purse and put some knew makeup on, Renee would hover if she found out I was crying in the bathroom. I knew that as I was getting older, my face was becoming prettier, not that I care or anything, but I knew I was. Mostly because at college a lot of the boys would try to flirt with me, or make a move on me. I got settled in my chair and started eating my ravioli quickly, it hurt, but I could mange. We small talked about Malibu, and how much money I was going to get the rest of the time, and then we went home. The whole time I was there I was on my laptop looking for available condos in Malibu that were close to my new work. I found I great condo, it had two bedrooms, if my mom was going to visit, I would need them, it also has a balcony with a view of the beach, and it had all brand new features, like couched were black leather, and the kitchen was all stainless steel, there was a huge plasma TV in the living room, and my room which was huge, It had a king size bed with golden covers, and there was a spa attached to it. It was perfect, so I called the manager, and told him that I would buy it.